2021 Wildcat Den Winners
Wildcats with Wings
Whitehouse High School
$4,991.41
This grant provides students with an industry-level flight simulator to prepare them for their student flight sessions as well as give them an opportunity to practice skills at the request of their instructors. The future pilots can learn how to react and plan for real-world situations as well as hone their skills before they ever leave the ground.
You Wanna Build a Robot? Lego!
District-Wide
$13,890.00
Kids of all ages love "playing" with robots. This grant supplies LEGO Robotics Kits for each campus and grade level in the district. The end goal is a district-wide robotics competition for students to showcase their skills. It will also be an opportunity to excite our community about STEM education in our schools.
Children Grieve, Too
Whitehouse Junior High School
$4,400.00
The loss of a parent or loved one impacts children and disrupts many areas of their life, including academics and social/emotional development. Students may lose interest in their schoolwork and friends, may not know how to communicate or cope with the loss, or know how to keep going. Students need to know they are not alone and they do not have to walk their path/journey alone. This grant funds a social worker to conduct 2 8-week sessions for students who are grieving a loved one. Additionally, campus counselors will be trained to conduct future sessions across Whitehouse ISD.
Flocabulary
Cain Elementary
$2,210.00
Have you ever had a jingle stuck in your head that you couldn't seem to get rid of? It can be very bothersome UNLESS it benefits you. Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was something like that to help students learn? Well, there is! It's called Flocabulary, and this grant funds it! Flocabulary helps students build vocabulary, develop literacy skills and deepen content knowledge through an engaging and culturally-responsive platform. Flocabulary is rooted in two main areas, vocabulary across the curriculum and culturally responsive pedagogy. Most importantly—kids love it!
It’s Not Rocket Science
Brown Elementary
$3,923.00
It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that PreK loves science! This grant funds two science lab systems, two tabletop light tables, and two science theme boxes with the books. The lab system is a 6-piece set that stacks up safely for convenient storage and includes the Exploration Lab, Tactile Lab, Garden/Specimen Lab, Magnifying lab, Magnetic lab, and a durable platform cart.
Super-Size Science
Cain Elementary
$3,964.00
This grant funds hands-on and real-world experiences for teaching the 2nd Grade. It includes a weather station for students to use to measure and record weather patterns including temperature, humidity, wind speed, and rainfall. This grant also provides a Tower Garden that allows students to experience no-soil gardening at school. And to really super-size science, Discovery Science Place will visit with their mobile planetarium.
Adventure EduMark & the Playground
Brown Elementary
$6,858.00
This grant funds EduMarking playground experiences to provide more stimulation and direct opportunities to explore movement. Included are the sensory paths, an 8 piece activity track, and the number target. These will be installed outside on our concrete area, to provide an outdoor learning experience for all students.